Organ donation — look beyond tokenismThe HinduThis means consent from the next of kin is essential before any organ harvesting is possible in the event of brain death or after natural death. By carrying a donor card the family discusses organ donatio…
Man Beats AIDS Through Stemcell Transplant – The Root
Man Beats AIDS Through Stemcell TransplantThe RootA man is cured of AIDS following a stem cell transplant, removing the virus from his body. … Man Beats AIDS With Stem Cell Transplant. By: Hillary Crosley …and more »
ZapCancer: Exciting New Cancer Treatment Receives Approval For Human Clinical … – HealthNewsDigest.com
HealthNewsDigest.comZapCancer: Exciting New Cancer Treatment Receives Approval For Human Clinical …HealthNewsDigest.comLeading the investigation is Dr. Dipnarine Maharaj, Director of the South Florida Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Institute in…
Tewksbury woman holds fundraiser for heart transplant
A Tewksbury woman is organizing a fundraiser for her brother, needs a heart transplant.
New devices improve lives but deliver no cure for diabetes
Costly technology is making it a lot easier to live with Type 1 diabetes, but scientists are still searching for the elusive cure.
Posted On Saturday, June 09, 2012 at 03:34:41 PM – Pune Mirror
Posted On Saturday, June 09, 2012 at 03:34:41 PMPune MirrorSix months after 25-year-old Abhishek Kamble was detected with Chronic Kidney Disease (the gradual loss of kidney function), doctors at Jaslok Hospital found the perfect donor in his mother, af…
Teen Gets Kidney Transplant, Graduates
A 17-year-old girl got a much-needed kidney transplant earlier this week, but was unable to make her high school graduation. On Friday, a special graduation ceremony was held for her at Rady…
Senator probes declining drug trials in Canada
Troubling trend means economic loss, lack of support for research teams as companies go elsewhere for testing
Lab-made organ raises hope for liver transplant – Times of India
The Nation, PakistanLab-made organ raises hope for liver transplantTimes of IndiaJapanese researchers have created a functioning human liver from stemcells, a report said on Friday, raising hopes for the manufacture of artificial organs for those in ne…
70 patients wait more than year for kidney transplant
Seventy patients are waiting more than a year for a live kidney donor transplant, a situation described as “agonising mental torture” by one such patient.